joining us right now from washington, d.c. is bob russbolt, ceo of the insurance agents of america. bob good to be with you. >> >> steve: i would imagine your agents in the northeast the phones have been ringing off the hook the last five days. >> hundreds of thousands of dlams coming into trusted choice independent insurance agents all over the northeast. i want to say to brian we are with you in spirit it is mind boggling what the people of long island, staten island and people of jersey shore are going through. >> steve: absolutely. brian lost the first floor of his house. we will show pictures here in a couple of minutes. if you have got insurance file a claim contact your agent if you can find the guys or the gal's phone number. that is important. here is some things. if people have damage, for instance, they got a tree with a -- poke ago hole in their roof. get the tree off the roof if you can. and then put a tarp on it, right? try to recket protect yourself? >> absolutely. the first thing you should do is take pictures or video if you can find your cell phone to document it b